Lyrical Spiritual 52.

The snow wants a rematch? You couldn't even make it pass the 1st bell.

Another day with meteorologists with their predictions. Buy or Sell.

At least in this battle, the snow had less of a punch.

Melting and diminishing from the streets before lunch.

What's on the menu? Burgers and Fries of course.

When it comes to chow down decision. Always my first choice.

Maybe with a side spinach or some homemade mac & cheese.

Writing this stanza now of all sudden made me hungry.

Food aside. The menu is looking blank this week.

Besides the daily hustle, getting stronger and dealing with the weak.

Now that the weekend is here, I can kick up my feet.

And add some Fireball in my solo kick that'll give me a sweep.

Other than that, nothing special this week besides more white stuff.

Secretly hoping that enough is enough.

I'm just ready for the summer to be here.

Until then...Cheers for the weekend is finally here.

Cheers!

The Daily: RUSH!

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Allo Hello to all of the eyeballs checking out today's post! It's another busy morning before dawn but I actually have just enough time to type-type-typa this post. Possibly. I am on the clock.

So what's happening? Well Monday was a whirlwind mixed with a tornado and other similar natural disasters causing things to fly everywhere. Somehow I survived with my limbs intact but mentally I felt as knocked out as Manny Pacquiao in those world famous MeMes. Even after that the final bell, managed to have enough energy to get in the gym for a ragefest and felt way better. Barbells and Dumbbells can actually be your best friends after a long day.

And they will Pump (Clap!) You Up.

As for Tuesday which is today and after some quality sleep for once, today may be a busy day but it's a blessing to see another Tuesday. No matter how great it will be, no matter how shitty it may become or if it's just another regular Tuesday. The blessing is that I can see, hear, feel and enjoy another Tuesday.

And on that note, my phone is going off the hook.

Gotta take this. Have A Great One, Great One.

Today I'm going to drink a protein shake and wreak HAVOC on this paperwork.

Believe That!

"Never Make Excuses. Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do."

-Mike O' Hearn

(Kazie's Daily Musical: "Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)" by Mr. Probz)

Lyrical Spiritual 51.

The Snow. Is Still Here.

Single Digits on the Wake Up?

That's how you feel Friday? That's really how you feel?

And you gonna turn colder...what's the deal?

Where is the love to warm this frozen tundra ordeal.

Alas, today is still Friday.

And that still makes me warm all inside.

No matter how cold she gets, she still makes me smile.

Similar to your main squeeze who holds you down and always ready to ride.

It's okay to lose it but now I'm outta of my mind.

With deadlines and drama. The Double D's no one wants to see.

All of them getting loose as if I'm on Bourbon Street.

Just let me close my tab so I can say peace.

Ready for the weekend to get underway.

After a long week in the office, I need a 3 day getaway.

A trip to the beach? Below freezing says I'm not gonna.

So I might as well pop the fridge and be taken away by a Cornoa.

Maybe add some Grenadine. Or an upgrade to a Vodka with a side of Whiskey.

Whew...now I'm warmed up and feeling all sorts of frisky.

Forget the temperature. I'm gonna crank it up.

This ice ain't containing me from turning up.

Even if it gets down to -5 degrees.

The weekend is not ready for the HAVOC. Courtesy of me.

Now that I avoided the blunt force trauma that came my way this week.

I'm gonna chill in my igloo with a glass and listen to some beats.

Cheers!

But That Snow Hump Tho.

All The Snow!!

Allo Hello! It is Hump Day but I must state the obvious...MANNNN it's freezing out here in these parts! Oh yeah and also this:

Whoop! Whoop!

#Snowmaggedon2015 has landed and it did some damage with all this white stuff hitting everyone and everywhere; All 8 to 14 inches of it. Schools and businesses shut down throughout the city as citizens rejoice with snowball fights in Shockoe Bottom, doughnut contests in various parking lots in the Fan and of course some good hot chocolate from the West to the East End of town.

Unfortunately I was not off during the insanity know as Snowmaggedon but it was damn sure a fun drive to my destination yesterday morning. Reenacting scenes from Fast & Furious: Arctic Drift with crazy Hamsterball drifting power moves that would even make Vin Diesel proud.

No NOS required haha.

Plus VCU hosted St. Louis last night at the Animal. But wait...VCU was closed. It was but the game was still on and we may have packed the place and made some of the snow come off the roof; all about them good vibrations. A 20 point blowout for the Black & Gold can always keep you warm while jumping and stomping in celebration for your VCU Rams!

Twas' still a fun last few days with all this snow on the ground. Now if only I can get all this snow off my neck from the multiple snowballs thrown at me by my girlfriend and pals. Because why not throw a snowball...or 2...or 10. Anywho, Hump Day don't care about no stinking snow because it's the middle of the week and you all should enjoy it come snow or no snow.

If you're one of the fortunate ones to be off today or enjoying weather above 30 degrees, I dislike you currently. I'm kidding...slightly.

Enough of this jibber jabber, go enjoy your snow day!

Today I will throw a snowball with a smile on my face.

Believe That!

Quotable Trio...all warmed up and ready to go!

"Make a difference about something other than yourselves."

-Toni Morrison

"Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind."

-Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"If you can dream it, you can do it."

-Enzo Ferrari

Viva La Hump Day!

Prepare For Snowmaggedon! (On Tap 153)

Allo Hello, Allo Hello and Allo Hello! Welcome to Monday ladies and gentlemen and buckle up because we are getting prepared for war!

That's right...it's SNOWMAGGEDON! Human vs. Nature! Organisms vs. Biosystems! Heat vs. Cold! Ali vs. Frazier! Skywalker vs. Vader!

And any other ridiculous VS. you can think of.

On a serious note, possibly the biggest or smallest snow storm of the year is heading this direction as meteorologists and social media keep making guesses and doubling up the ante as to how much everyone is gonna get inch by inch. From 1' to 10', who really knows?!?! Place your bets now!

Anywho, besides the Snow guessing game going on in the other room, life is pretty chill and warm at the moment for myself. My Valentine weekend was spent obviously with my Valentine and a couple hundred of VCU fans in DC as we took over the Smith Center at The George Washington University.

We came, We saw, We got Rowdy and Conquered. Both in the game and in the stands cheering-wise. Twas' a hell of a good time in the Nation's Capital. After the buzzer, posed with a Hippo and checked out some breweries around DC and felt rather impressed and good...very good haha.

Managed to successfully keep my burger intake down to only 3 burgers last week! It was rather ridiculous since the urge for the meat randomly popped up but I was strong enough to find some other yummy alternatives thankfully. As for running a mile each day challenge, unfortunately 2 of those days I couldn't due to a bug infecting my interal systems but as CT would say, "Fuck Excuses".

So what is on the horizon this week? Well seeing that I got all my futbol done on Sunday and snow is apparently coming down, down, down, down, down in a couple hours...I have honestly no idea haha.

Although, I will enjoy my day snow or no snow; And so should you.

Live inside the moment.

Then take your gift outside.

Today, enjoy the day and jam on it.

Believe That!

153...!

"Live inside the moment. Tell me what are we waiting for? What the hell are we waiting for?"

-Jussie Smollett

(Kazie's Daily Musical: "Live In The Moment" by Empire)

Lyrical Spiritual 50.

What? Hey! OK!

Raise your glass for today is Friday.

So as your prepare for the turn up

Don't forget about the struggle from the come up.

Everyone wants to cut the line and head straight to the after party.

No shots, no gin. Just straight to gettin' it in.

Before you get in you gotta figure it out.

With some hits and misses while perfecting your shot.

The struggle to make it to the party is real.

How you work that to your advantage makes it surreal.

Leaving your problems crumbled on the floor,

Twisting and turning until you can't turn up anymore.

Who said life ain't about enjoying the moment?

You worked hard to get here. The least you can do is own it.

No Love given from those that threw shade.

Coming from nothing to made.

So while they sit snugged up in their home-made shade.

Let that spotlight shine brighter and keep going higher.

Higher than those green clouds from the VIP.

Working the game harder than South Beach P-I-M-P.

You don't need to be a pimp to have pimp-like qualities.

Swag ain't the only thing your gonna need.

Swagger + Hustle = Someone that knows how to be.

Be the man, be in command and be running game plans.

So for those trying to run straight into the VIP.

Let the bouncer escort you where you're suppose to be.

Out next to the dumpster in the back cause your game ain't right.

While you figure it out, all of us fitting to party all night.

Cheers!

Hump Up And Get Down!

Rein with the awesome photo here! He has plenty more!

Allo Hello to all of your wonderful faces! It's Hump Day! Once again...It's HUMP DAY!

Whoop! Whoop!!

With the 3rd Day of the week upon us, I'm feeling slightly sluggish due to the amount of steps taken the first two days at the starting line; 10K+ on each to be more precise. Let's just say that when I finally made it home yesterday after watching Mario Balotelli FINALLY score for the Reds vs. Tottenham...I passed out on the couch for 3 hours. Yeah...haha.

Thankful for a comfy couch.

Anywho, Hump Day + GAMEDAY = Awesome Day! Now if only the hours before tip-off could get through as fast as Mclaren F1 with no traffic and no limits on 95. That is until around maybe 4 PM where the pre-game celebrations begin. Gotta have enough time to get ready on GAMEDAY!

Feeling good, Feeling great.

Make today even more great!

Quotable Trio...Ready? Hike!

"Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions."

-Edgar Cayce

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."

-Thomas A. Edison

"I believe in the saying, 'If you aim at nothing, you're going to hit nothing.' So if you don't set goals, then you have nowhere to go."

-Taylor Lautner

Viva La Hump Day!

The Daily: Stand For

Allo Hello! Tuesday is here awaiting your check-in for your daily dose of activities.

Here's a question for you: What will you stand for? 

When people take a look at you and your actions, what will you represent? Are you one of those people that when eyes glance across to your direction will they be in awe or will they just get another eye sore.

It's one thing just living on this 3rd Rock from the Sun; it's another if you live with a meaning.

Believing in something bigger. Representing yourself in a crowd of thousands and making yourself stand out from the masses. What is it about you that make haters cringe? What is it that inspire those around you to step their game up?

Listening to Ty Dolla $ign this morning literally had me thinking that same question...

I stand for putting in that work and then-some. I stand for not giving up. Not Now. Not Ever. I stand for respecting where I've come from and where I'm going. I stand for every time I get knocked down, I will get right back up. I stand for improving myself on the daily whether it's physically, mentally or spiritual upgrades.

There are a variety of things that I believe in and practice daily. And I proudly stand for them and all the people that believe in what I stand for.

So I ask again: What Do You Stand For?

"If you believe in something. Stand For It."

-Ty Dolla $ign

(Kazie's Daily Musical: "Stand For" by Ty Dolla $ign)

That Weather Tho? (On Tap 152)

When Monday is this nice, this is the face you make haha.

Allo Hello Monday Morning and all of your Monday morning faces! Look I know the weekend has come and gone and I'm aware Monday has put some sort of smug look on your face every morning...but look at the puppy. Just look at it!

Your Monday face can't resist.

Ah yes. After a video game rageLOL Friday fest and Wobble de Wobble Saturday Night Fever along with a futbol cardio gauntlet on Sunday, a brother is kind of well...not exhausted. Wait wha? Blame it on the protein shake before bed; have quite a lot of energy upon the alarm blaring this morning. In more detail, the weekend was quite grand. To give you a picture as to how much movin' and groovin' took place, in the past 3 days I took 26,314 steps. Yeah...my FitBit was my best friend this weekend.

Now onward to Monday and the new batch of lessons and opportunities awaiting to be discovered. And also this rather strange yet awesome weather we've been having; I mean this is RVA where we can literally have all 5 seasons of the year hit us in one week but this is rather strange having spring type weather take a triple jump right over all the snow. No complaints on this blog though.

Although the North is a tad jealous currently...

Anywho, Monday. I'm in a happy place, happy place. Feeling refreshed and more in connection with my body which is never a bad thing. I did have a burger or two this weekend which I have no shame in my intake of flame-broiled goodness but I'm not falling into the trap of going back to having 6-7 or week. Therefore this week I'm going to attempt to limit myself to 2-3 burgers this week. Along with that challenge, I will attempt to jog/run 1 mile everyday this week. Whether it's on the soccer field, the track, the treadmill or even on the streets, I will re-introduce myself to weekly cardio because I'm gonna need it come spring season.

#ChallengeAccepted

Well that's all from me folks this morning. It's so pretty outside that it's a drag just riding the bus in to clock-in haha. #TheStruggle Still is going to be a good day in the neighborhood. Both weather-wise and interaction-wise.

Now excuse me. Pandora and I got some reacquainting time to have.

Have A Great Mon-Day Mon!

Today I shall enjoy Monday's presence and all the people that are in it.

Believe That!

152...!

"Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself."

-Alice Walker

(Kazie's Daily Musical: "Ms. Jackson" by OutKast)

Lyrical Spiritual 49.

StefanPrech pictured Rome perfectly!

There's a variety of thoughts and rants loading my cranium to over-capacity.

Along with heavy traffic towards another goal that I'm working to reach.

Thankfully FRIDAY! has given me the green light.

So here's something that I will throw into the spotlight.

What the hell is going on with you folks today?!?

Because your not a size quad-0 then your just an average eye strain?

BREAKING NEWS: Bitch, you're fabulous. No matter which shape you come in.

Skinny, slimmy, curvy, or plus size. Whichever skin your bad self fits in.

Talking bad about your body when in reality you are a sanctuary.

And you can modify the foundation. No paint or contract required.

Don't going basic on the look though. You can aspire for higher.

Lose some baggage here, add a layer of ink there.

Who knows? Maybe you'll like yourself and those haters can flock off without your care.

Moral of the stanza: Love Yourself!
Looking for love from the outside when the source is found from within.
How you expect someone to love you when you can't love yourself?
Give yourself a hug. Treat yourself to something sweet.
Because that's what you are...too sweet!

That was for fans of the NWO...4 Life haha.
4 Life. Hmm...that's a true story.
Because there is something that you have to put up with 4 Life. That would be you.
Life is a blast, a struggle and an inner narrative told to the thousands.
When someone picks up your book, would they read it from beginning to end?
Or would they simply read "Chapter 1" then throw it in the used bin?

I mean if you can't put up with yourself, you might as well unplug the controller.
Turn of the system and sell it back to GameStop.
Just S-T-O-P. Stop!
You're a badass with the potential to level up the badassery.
Believe In You. Love You. And show off for all the world to see.

Live For Now and like the swoosh famously said: Just Do It.
If you don't love yourself then how the hell can you live life to the fullest.

Cheers!

Let's Hump It Up!

Allo Hello party people! It's GAMEDAY here in the Commonwealth and as an extra Humpful bonus, on today's calendar it states Wednesday a.k.a Hump Day!

Whoop! Whoop!!

At the midpoint I'm feeling sort of lacking energy or that just might be the morning buffer talking as I'm half awake-half blahhhh at the moment. Speaking of half & half, a strawberry lemonade would be ideal right about now. Anywho, besides the battle over zzz's I'm feeling pretty good with Hump Day floating over the horizon.

Whoop! Whoop!!

Partaking in this weekly challenge that I set myself up with which is to NOT eat a burger for an entire week and well...shockingly I'm surviving. Now I do love a good burger but I noticed that I literally ate one nearly everyday for about a good...I would say...month and a half? Noticing that my body was still up to par on the outside but I could feel some extra baggage from within and decided last Friday to see if I can go a whole week without intaking one of my favorite food options.

So far, so good. Feeling more energetic and my 6-Pack...well...there's some definition down there now haha. Will I never eat a burger again? Absolutely not haha. I love the meat...hey now. Nah, just challenging myself to see if I could do it and also see what I would do as a replacement meal. So far it's been a slice of pizza, a flavorful whey protein shake with oats and even dare I say it...a salad.

I know right?!?

Now while I try to figure out today's meal plan, y'all go enjoy Hump Day with your bad selves!

Today should be awesome. I mean it's GAMEDAY and HUMP DAY! That alone got some extra juice for Wednesday.

Let's Do This!

Quotable Trio...Activated!

"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free."

-Rosa Parks

"If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of a future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter."

-Charles Lindbergh

Viva La Hump Day!

Ol' My Liver... (On Tap 151)

Way better than last year's Super Bowl. By Far!

Allo Hello my friends! If you're like me this morning that joined in the drinking/partying fiasco know as Super Bowl Weekend or just the Weekend in general...happy Monday morning to you and your liver.

Hey. It needs love too. She partied hard.

My oh my. What a weekend in sports and booze; lots and lots of sports and booze. From the Stu to the Ville all the way to Arizona, if you were a sports fanatic and a social drinker this was your 3-Day sanctuary. 

Sadly at the Stu, VCU was defeated by the University of Henrico and what was worse is that quite possibly my favorite Ram of All-Time Briante Weber tore his ACL and MCL in front of a sold-out crowd. All of Ram Nation was devastated to hear the news that his collegiate career was over with just a few steals close to breaking the NCAA All-Time steals record. That really is heart-wrenching but one thing is for sure...it's not over. Not for Bri and most certainly not for VCU. 

When adversity comes your way, you can either let it consume you or kick it's ass and conquer it. I believe that VCU will do Option B. Just watch. And you can bet for sure that Briante is gonna be the loudest in the arena cheering his boys on.

If you come in contact with adversity today, don't let it manipulate you. Keep your calm and open a can of whoop ass!

Other than that, the weekend was spot on. Literally, I had a beverage called "Spot On". I don't know what it was or what was in but yeah...the name described it perfectly. From karaoking with friends while getting that sour taste of Gin out of my mouth Friday thru the Super Bowl party of the year with some good BBQ and drinks...my liver needs a vacation. And my stomach.

Alas, Monday is here and even though I'm still feeling some sort of way about her, she is pretty. Although she can be bitchy on certain weeks, I still got love for her and all of the people that I encounter today.

Have A Good...nah...Great Monday peoples!

And if you're Patriots fan, clean yourself up and put the beer down. You got work to do.

Today, I will wreak HAVOC upon anything standing in my way.

Believe That!

151...!

"Nothing happens unless first we dream."

-Carl Sandburg

(Kazie's Daily Musical: "Waves" by Mr. Probz)